Posts by Seán Crowe TD

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Crowe Extends Sympathy and Solidarity Following Bombing in Turkey

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has extended his party’s sympathy and solidarity to all those bereaved by  the suicide bombing in Suruç, Turkey, which has claimed the lives of 30 Kurdish and left-wing activists and injured over 100. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Many Kurdish and left-wing activists had gathered at the […]

Crowe Welcomes Iran Nuclear Deal

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has welcomed the multi country agreement that will end a 12 year standoff over Iran’s nuclear programme. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “This Agreement is a victory for dialogue and it has proved all the negative naysayers wrong. “I, along with many others, have argued that dialogue, rather than threats […]

Crazy Decision to Close Children Beds as Waiting Lists Get Longer

by Seán Crowe TD

Crazy Decision to Close Children Beds  as Waiting Lists Get Longer Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe has described the closure of 22 paediatric beds in Tallaght Hospital against a backdrop of growing waiting lists as “irrationall and a crazy decision.” Crowe said he raised the issue with Minister Varadkar at a Committee meeting but […]

Crowe concerned over EU’s search and destroy mission in Mediterranean

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Defence, Seán Crowe TD, has stated his deep concern over the search and destroy mission that the European Council have now agreed to create. Crowe challenged the wisdom of the EU deciding to use a military response in the face of an ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean, […]

Worries About Having Enough Money For Food Increasing, Says Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has claimed that a recent survey which questioned adults and teachers about their fears about having money for food makes bitter reading. In the survey 22% of adults said they are worried about the amount of money they have left to buy food, and the figure jumps […]

Crowe attends Dublin and Monaghan Bombings Commemoration

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD, and member of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, Seán Crowe, today attended the commemoration for the 41st Anniversary of the Dublin and Monaghan Bombings. Deputy Crowe said: “I want to commend Justice for the Forgotten for all the work they have  carried out and the vital […]

Crowe Gives Cautious Welcome to New Mortgage Proposal

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has given a cautious welcome to the Government’s belated move on the mortgage crisis and their proposal to end the Banks veto. Crowe a Dublin South West TD described the move as a massive U-Turn and an open admission that the Government and Minister Michael Noonan had got it drastically […]

Crowe Welcomes Dunne’s Pay Rise But Union Recognition Needed

by Seán Crowe TD

Speaking in response to the news that Dunne’s Stores have agreed to give its staff a three percent pay increase, Dublin South West TD Seán Crowe, has said that while he welcomed the announcement, the company needs to realize that this is the 21st Century and recognize their employees union Mandate. Deputy Seán Crowe said: […]

Tallaght Waiting lists extremely worrying- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West representative and Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has expressed his concern and frustration at the alarming rise in citizens languishing for longer and longer periods on hospital waiting lists. Crowe has claimed that there is no real working strategy  by Health  Minister Varadkar to tackle the current crisis which he described as going […]

British Government plans on Human Rights Convention breach of agreement – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Seán Crowe TD,  a member of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA), has called on the new British Government to fully implement their obligations under the Good Friday Agreement. Crowe  also expressed his concerns of the new Government’s proposed plans to scrap the Human Rights Act, which could see Britain pull […]